Electronic device

ABSTRACT

An electronic device is provided, including a frame, a working panel, and a spacer. The frame includes a side wall. The working panel is disposed on the frame. The spacer is disposed between the frame and the working panel. At least a portion of the working panel and at least a portion of the spacer are in direct contact with an adhesive.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is a Divisional Application of U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 16/699,978, filed on Dec. 2, 2019, claims priorityto China Patent Application No. 201811570754.5, filed on Dec. 21, 2018,the entirety of which is incorporated by reference herein.

BACKGROUND Field

The disclosure relates to an electronic device.

Description of the Related Art

Nowadays, electronic devices are widely used. They include notebooks,mobile phones, digital cameras, and personal digital assistants. Anelectronic device provides light to a working panel through a backlightmodule for displaying images, or for adjustment. In general, the workingpanel and the backlight module of the electronic device are positionedbetween a frame and a cover plate to limit the position of the workingpanel and the backlight module, and to protect the working panel and thebacklight module. In the electronic devices that are currently availableon the consumer market, the working panel and the backlight module areaffixed using tape, which is not applicable for use in an automaticproduction process.

SUMMARY

An electronic device is provided in some embodiments, including a frame,a working panel, and a cover plate. The frame includes a side wall, andthe side wall includes an outer surface. At least a part of the workingpanel is disposed in the frame. The cover plate is disposed on theworking panel and includes a surface, wherein a surface of the coverplate and an outer surface of the side wall of the frame are fixed byusing an adhesive, and the extension direction of the surface of thecover plate is different from the extension direction of the outersurface of the side wall of the frame.

In the electronic device according to some embodiments of the presentdisclosure, the thickness of the adhesive that is adjacent to the coverplate is greater to the thickness of the adhesive that is far from thecover plate. The electronic device further includes a case disposed inthe frame, and at least a portion of the adhesive contacts the case. Ina cross-sectional view, the length of the adhesive along a firstdirection is greater than or equal to 50% of the length of the outersurface of the side wall in the first direction. The side wall of theframe further includes a first sub-side wall and a second sub-side wall.The first sub-side wall extends in a first direction. The secondsub-side wall extends from an end of the first sub-side wall in asecond, wherein the first direction is opposite to the second direction,and the length of the second sub-side wall is less than the length ofthe first sub-side wall. The adhesive includes a first portion and asecond portion. The first portion is positioned at one side of the outersurface of the side wall that is far from the panel, the second portionis positioned at one side of the outer surface of the side wall that isadjacent to the panel, and the first portion and the second portion arepositioned at opposite sides of an extension line. The thickness of thefirst portion that is in contact with the cover plate is between 0.1 mmand 0.8 mm. The thickness of the second portion that is in contact withthe cover plate is between 0.1 mm and 1.0 mm.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Aspects of the present disclosure are best understood from the followingdetailed description when read with the accompanying figures. It shouldbe noted that, in accordance with the standard practice in the industry,various features are not drawn to scale. In fact, the dimensions of thevarious features may be arbitrarily increased or reduced for clarity ofdiscussion.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an electronic device in some embodimentsof the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device in someembodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device in someembodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device in someembodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device in someembodiments of the present disclosure.

FIGS. 5A to 5F are schematic views of a method for manufacturing anelectronic device in some embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6A is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device in someembodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device in someembodiments of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments, orexamples, for implementing different features of the provided subjectmatter. Specific examples of components and arrangements are describedbelow to simplify the present disclosure. These are, of course, merelyexamples and are not intended to be limiting. For example, the formationof a first feature over or on a second feature in the description thatfollows may include embodiments in which the first and second featuresare formed in direct contact, and may also include embodiments in whichadditional features may be formed between the first and second features,such that the first and second features may not be in direct contact.

In addition, the present disclosure may repeat reference numerals and/orletters in the various examples. This repetition is for the purpose ofsimplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationshipbetween the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed.Moreover, the formation of a feature on, connected to, and/or coupled toanother feature in the present disclosure that follows may includeembodiments in which the features are formed in direct contact, and mayalso include embodiments in which additional features may be formedinterposing the features, such that the features may not be in directcontact. In addition, spatially relative terms, for example, “above,”“over,” “below,”, “bottom,” etc. as well as derivatives thereof (e.g.,“downwardly,” “upwardly,” etc.) are used for ease of the presentdisclosure of one features relationship to another feature. Thespatially relative terms are intended to cover different orientations ofthe device including the features.

Use of ordinal terms such as “first”, “second”, etc., in the claims tomodify a claim element does not by itself connote any priority,precedence, or order of one claim element over another or the temporalorder in which acts of a method are performed, but are used merely aslabels to distinguish one claim element having a certain name fromanother element having the same name (but for use of the ordinal term)to distinguish the claim elements.

The term “about” as used herein indicates the value of a given quantitythat can vary based on a particular technology node associated with thesubject electronic device. Based on the particular technology node, theterm “about” can indicate a value of a given quantity that varieswithin, for example, 10-30% of the value (e.g., ±10%, ±20%, or ±30% ofthe value).

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an electronic device 1 in some embodimentsof the present disclosure. The electronic device 1 includes a coverplate 10, adhesive 20 and a frame 40, wherein the frame 40 may bedisposed in the cover plate 10, and the adhesive 20 is disposed betweenthe cover plate 10 and the frame 40. In this embodiment, the length ofthe frame 40 (such as measured in X or Y direction) is less than thelength of the cover plate 10, but the present disclosure is not limitedthereto. In some embodiments, the length of the frame 40 may beidentical to the length of the cover plate 10, and is not limitedthereto. A circuit board P may be disposed adjacent to the frame 40. Thecircuit board P may be a printed circuit board (PCB) or a flexibleprinted circuit (FPC), but the present disclosure is not limitedthereto.

Furthermore, although the cover plate 10 and the frame 40 are shown as arectangle having rounded corners, but the shape of the cover plate 10and the frame 40, which are parts of the electronic device 1, are notlimited thereto. The shape of the cover plate 10 and the frame 40 may betriangular, prismatic, trapezoid, wedge, other polygons or an irregularshape having an arc edge, and the shape of the cover plate 10 may bedifferent from the shape of the frame 40. The frame 40 may be partiallyhollowed to reduce the overall weight of the electronic device 1. Inthis embodiment, the shape of the hollow portion of the frame 40 isrectangular and a working module 100 is exposed from the hollow portion,but is not limited thereto. The electronic device in this embodiment maybe a display device, an antenna device or other electronic devices.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the electronic device 1 illustratedalong the line A-A in FIG. 1. In FIG. 2, besides the cover plate 10, theadhesive 20, the frame 40 and the working module 100, the electronicdevice 1 may optionally further include at least one of an adhesivelayer 80, a spacer 70 or a case 30. The working module 100 furtherincludes a working panel 50 and a backlight module 60. The case 30, theworking panel 50 and the backlight module 60 are disposed between thecover plate 10 and the frame 40, and the working panel 50 may beoptionally and at least partially disposed in the frame 40 and adjacentto the cover plate 10. The spacer 70 is disposed between the workingpanel 50 and the backlight module 60 to allow a gap G1 formed betweenthe working panel 50 and the backlight module 60 to prevent the workingpanel 50 from colliding with the backlight module 60, which may causedamage to the working panel 50 or the backlight module 60. The coverplate 10 is fixed to the working panel 50 through the adhesive layer 80.In this embodiment, the adhesive layer 80 may optionally be in contactwith the case 30. In other embodiments, coating or decorative layer maybe disposed on the case 30, and the adhesive layer 80 is in contact withthe coating or the decorative layer, which may be altered depending ondesign requirements and is not limited thereto. Furthermore, a gap isformed between the case 30 and the working panel 50 and between the case30 and the backlight module 60 to prevent the case 30 from colliding theworking panel 50 and the backlight module 60 as well as to preventdamage from occurring, or to provide space for compensating thetolerance during assembling the electronic device 1. For example, inthis embodiment, a gap G2 is formed between the case 30 and thebacklight module 60. In this embodiment, the frame 40 includes a backplate 42 and a side wall 44, wherein the extension direction of the backplate 42 is parallel to the extension direction of the cover plate 10,and the extension direction of the side wall 44 is different than theextension direction of the back plate 42. The side wall 44 includes anouter surface 45 facing away from the working panel 50. In other words,the normal vector of the outer surface 45 does not oriented to theworking panel 50. The back plate 42 includes a surface 46 facing awayfrom the working panel 50. In other words, the normal vector of thesurface 46 is not oriented to the working panel 50. In this embodiment,the extension direction of the side wall 44 is perpendicular to theextension direction of the back plate 42, but the present disclosure isnot limited thereto. In some embodiments, the angle between the sidewall 44 and the back plate 42 may be greater than 90 degrees or lessthan 90 degrees, depending on design requirements.

The cover plate 10 may be any transparent or rigid material, such asglass, quartz, ceramic, sapphire or plastic, etc., to allow light topass through, or to protect other elements of the electronic device 1,but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The cover plate 10includes a surface 10A which may be fixed to the side wall 44 of theframe 40 by using the adhesive 20. In this embodiment, the adhesive 20may be in contact with the surface 10A of the cover plate 10 and aportion of the outer surface 45 of the side wall 44 of the frame 40. Inthis embodiment, the surface 10A faces to the working panel 50. In otherwords, the normal vector of the surface 10A is oriented to the workingpanel 50, and the extension direction of the surface 10A of the coverplate 10 is different than the extension direction of the outer surface45 of the side wall 44. In this embodiment, the extension direction ofthe surface 10A of the cover plate 10 is perpendicular to the extensiondirection of the outer surface 45 of the side wall 44, but the presentdisclosure is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the surface 10Amay be parallel to the working panel 50, and is not limited thereto.Furthermore, in the cross-sectional view illustrated in FIG. 2, anextension line LL extends from the surface 46 of the back plate 42, andthe side wall 44 has a length L calculated from a bottom end (i.e. theextension line LL) to an uppermost end along a first direction (e.g. Zdirection), and the adhesive 20 has a length SL calculate from thebottom end (i.e. the extension line LL) to an uppermost end (such as thesurface 10A of the cover plate 10) along the first direction. Along thefirst direction, the length SL of the adhesive 20 may be greater than orequal to 50% of the length L of the side wall 44 to enhance the strengthof the attachment. In another embodiment, the adhesive 20 covers atleast 50% of the area of the outer surface 45 of the side wall 44 of theframe 40. It should be noted that the working panel 50 and at least aportion of the spacer 70 may be fixed using the adhesive 20 as well tofinish the assembly of the electronic device 1. The adhesive 20 mayinclude flowable glue, or may include pressure sensitive adhesive, heatcuring adhesive, light curing adhesive, hot melt adhesive, moisturecuring adhesive, AB glue, etc., but the present disclosure is notlimited thereto. The adhesive 20 may be in contact with the case 30 orthe adhesive layer 80, and is not limited thereto. In this embodiment,the adhesive 20 may be in contact with at least a portion of the case 30without contacting the adhesive layer 80. In other embodiments, the case30 may optionally be omitted, so the adhesive 20 may be in contact withat least a portion of the adhesive layer 80 or a polarizing layer 52.

The working module 100 may be an antenna module or a display module. Ifthe working module 100 is a display module, the working module 100 mayinclude, for example, a liquid-crystal display module, an organiclight-emitting diode (OLED) module, a QD light-emitting diode (QLED)module, or a light-emitting diode (LED) module. The aforementionedlight-emitting diode modules may include micro light-emitting diode(micro LED) or mini light-emitting diode (mini LED), depending on theirsize. The size of the mini LED may be between about 100 μm to about 300μm, and the size of the micro LED may be between about 1 μm to about 100μm, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In someembodiments, the working panel 50 may include at least a panel and adisplay media disposed on the panel, and a polarization layer may beoptionally disposed thereon, and is not limited. In an embodiment, theworking panel 50 may include a polarizing layer 52 and a panel 54, andmay further optionally include a panel 56 and a polarization layer 58.In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the working panel 50 mayoptionally include a liquid crystal (LC), a quantum dot (QD), afluorescence molecule, a phosphor molecule, an organic light-emittingdiode, an inorganic light-emitting diode, another display media, or acombination thereof, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.In some embodiments, the working panel 50 may be a flexible display, atouch display, a curved display, or a free shape display, but thepresent disclosure is not limited thereto.

If the working module 100 is an antenna module, the working panel 50 mayinclude at least a panel and a wavelength modulation media, and aworking unit may be disposed on the substrate to control the transfer orconversion of the wavelength. The wavelength modulation media may be aliquid-crystal layer, for example.

In general, the polarizing layer 52 and the polarization layer 58 may besoft thin film. In this disclosure, the polarizing layer 52 and thepolarization layer 58 may be disposed on opposite sides of panel 54 andpanel 56. The panel 54 may be a panel with a light-filtering function toallow light of a specific wavelength to pass through, for example. Aplurality of thin-film transistors (TFT, not shown) may be disposed onthe panel 56, and the panel 56 may include a top gate thin filmtransistor, a bottom gate thin film transistor, or a dual-gate thin-filmtransistor (DGTFT) made from a semiconductor layer including, forexample, amorphous silicon, low temperature poly-silicon (LTPS) or metaloxide.

Depending on design requirements, the lengths (e.g. along X direction)of the panel 54 and the panel 56 may be identical or different, and thepolarizing layer 52 and the polarization layer 58 (e.g. along Xdirection) may also be identical or different, and is not limitedthereto. In this embodiment, the length of the panel 56 is identical tothe length of the panel 54, and the length of the polarization layer 58is identical to the length of the polarizing layer 52. In an embodiment,the length of the panel 56 is different than the length of the panel 54,or the length of the polarization layer 58 is different than the lengthof the polarizing layer 52, depending on design requirements.

The adhesive layer 80 may be any suitable transparent adhesive material,or may include optical adhesive, hydrogel, or thermosetting adhesive,but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Furthermore, thelength (such as along the X direction in the cross-sectional view) ofthe adhesive layer 80 in the present disclosure may be adjusteddepending on design requirements. In this embodiment, the length of theadhesive layer 80 is greater than the length of the polarizing layer 52,and the length of the adhesive layer 80 is equal to the length of thepolarizing layer 52 in other embodiments, depending on designrequirements.

The backlight module 60 includes an optical film assembly 62, an opticalelement 64 and a reflective layer 66 arranged in order. The optical filmassembly 62, and optical element 64 and the reflective layer 66 may bestacked or suitable adhesive material may be provided to affix theelements, and is not limited in the present disclosure. The optical filmassembly 62 is adjacent to the working panel 50, and the optical element64 is disposed between the optical film assembly 62 and the reflectivelayer 66.

The optical film assembly 62 may include at least one layer of opticalfilm. In this embodiment, the optical film assembly 62 may include anoptical film 62A, an optical film 62B, an optical film 62C and anoptical film 62D, and the number, the arrangement, and the assembly ofthe optical films may be determined by design requirements. For example,the optical film assembly may be prism film, diffuser film, dualbrightness enhancement film (DBEF), quantum dot film, etc., and is notlimited thereto. Furthermore, the optical film assembly 62 may behanged, glued or provided by other manners.

The optical element 64 may be a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) lightguide plate having a refractive index of about 1.49, a cyclo-olefinpolymer (COP) light guide plate having a refractive index of about 1.53,a polycarbonate (PC) light guide plate having a refractive index ofabout 1.58, a polystyrene (PS) light guide plate having a refractiveindex of about 1.6, a styrene-methyl methacrylate copolymer (MS) lightguide plate having a refractive index of about 1.53, a glass light guideplate having a refractive index of about 1.50, or another suitable lightguide plate, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

The reflective layer 66 and the working panel 50 are disposed onopposite sides of the optical element 64. In some embodiments, thereflective layer 66 may be disposed under the optical element 64 toallow the light emitted from a light source (not shown) be reflected bythe reflective layer 66 into the optical element 64 to reduce lightenergy loss. In some embodiments, the area of the reflective layer 66may be greater than or equal to the area of a display region (not shown)of the working panel 50. The light source may be a direct back-lit lightsource or an edge back-lit light source. If the light source is a directback-lit light source, the optical element 64 may be optionally omitted,but is not limited thereto.

The frame 40 may be used to fix and accommodate the backlight module 60and the working panel 50. The case 30 may be used with the frame 40 tolimit the position of the backlight module 60 and/or the working panel50. The case 30 may be optionally omitted to achieve a thinner andlighter electronic device. The materials of the case 30 and the frame 40may be plastic, metal, resin, foam, silicone, rubber, other materials,or a combination thereof, and is not limited thereto. The material ofthe case 30 may be identical to or different than the material of theframe 40. Because the cover plate 10 and the frame 40 are fixed by usingthe adhesive 20, the electronic device 1 may be manufactured using asuitable apparatus to simplify the process, and it is applicable for usein the automatic manufacturing of the apparatus. For example, theadhesive 20 may be provided by a dispenser or a knife coating gluingapparatus, which will be described later, but the present disclosure isnot limited thereto. Furthermore, because the adhesive 20 is disposed onthe surface 10A of the cover plate 10 and the side wall 44 of the frame40 and is exposed from the electronic device 1, the adhesive 20 mayoptionally have color or pattern. As a result, the adhesive 20 may be anappearance element to achieve decorative function.

A portion of the adhesive 20 that is used to fix the cover plate 10 tothe frame 40 may flow along a direction (e.g. X direction) to enter aposition between the cover plate 10 and the case 30, so the fixativestrength between the case 30 and the cover plate 10 may be strengthenedeven further. As a result, the thickness (e.g. in X direction) of theportion of the adhesive 20 that is adjacent to the cover plate 10 isgreater than the thickness (e.g. in X direction) of the portion of theadhesive 20 that is far from the cover plate 10. In this embodiment, thesurface 10A of the cover plate 10 has a normal direction in thecross-sectional view, and the thickness direction is a directionperpendicular to the normal direction. In this embodiment, as shown inFIG. 2, the adhesive 20 may have a first portion 20A and a secondportion 20B that are separated by an extension line EL extended from theouter surface 45 of the side wall 44, wherein the first portion 20A isfar from the working panel 50, and the second portion 20B is adjacent tothe working panel 50. The first portion 20A and the second portion 20Bare positioned at opposite sides of the extension line EL. The firstportion 20A contacts the surface 10A of the cover plate 10, and aportion of the first portion 20A that is in contact with the surface 10Ahas a thickness T1 in a direction (e.g. X direction). The second portion20B of the adhesive 20 contacts the surface 10A of the cover plate 10,and a portion of the second portion 20B that is in contact with thesurface 10A has a thickness T2 in a direction (e.g. X direction). Theadhesive 20 contacts the side wall 44 of the frame 40 and has athickness T3 in a direction (e.g. X direction). In this embodiment, thethickness T3 is measured at a position about half of the length L of theside wall 44. As a result, the thickness of the portion of the adhesive20 that is in contact with the surface 10A of the cover plate (e.g.thickness T1+T2) may be greater than the thickness of the portion of theadhesive 20 that is in contact with the outer surface 45 of the sidewall 44 of the frame 40 (e.g. thickness T3). In this embodiment, thethickness T1 may be between about 0.1 mm to about 0.8 mm, the thicknessT2 may be between about 0.1 mm to about 1.0 mm. In this embodiment, adistance W between the back plate 42 of the frame 40 to the surface 10Aof the cover plate 10 may be between about 0.3 mm to about 2.5 mm, butthe present disclosure is not limited thereto. Furthermore, the ratio ofthe thicknesses T1 to T2 may be between about 0.5 to about 3 to achievea fixative function without increasing the length of the cover plate 10(e.g. in X direction). The ratio of the thickness T1 to the distance Wmay be between about 1 to about 8 to achieve a fixative function withoutincreasing the length of the side wall 44 (e.g. in Z direction).However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, the thicknessesT1, T2 and T3 may be adjusted according to various design requirementsto enhance attaching strength or to meet narrow frame requirement of theproduct. Furthermore, the portion of the adhesive 20 that is in contactwith the cover plate 10 is arc-shaped and may be convex or concave, sodecorative function may be achieved, user may be prevented from gettinginjured, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

At least of a portion of the spacer 70 may be disposed between theworking panel 50 and the backlight module 60 to form a gap G1 betweenthe working panel 50 and the backlight module 60. The spacer 70 is usedfor supporting the working panel 50 on the backlight module 60 toprotect the working panel 50 and the backlight module 60. In thisembodiment, the spacer 70 may be in direct contact with, or may be fixedon, the working panel 50 and the backlight module 60. For example, thespacer 70 may be in direct contact with the panel 56 and the opticalfilm assembly 62. In some embodiments, the spacer 70 may be in directcontact with the polarization layer 58 as well. In some embodiments, asshown in FIG. 2, a side of the spacer 70 facing the side wall 44 ismisalign with a side of the optical film assembly 62 facing the sidewall 44, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In someembodiments, the spacer 70 may be adhesive, resin, foam, silicone,rubber, plastic or a combination thereof, depending on actualapplication and is not limited thereto. The adhesive may be adouble-sided tape or glue. In another embodiment, the spacer 70 may berigid, compressible, or having decorative pattern. Moreover, the spacer70 may be linear shaped, T-shaped, L-shaped, or may have other shapes,depending on actual application and the present disclosure is notlimited thereto. Furthermore, the spacer 70 may be provided separatelyor continuously in a top view (not shown), depending on actualapplication. For example, the spacer 70 may be disposed on oppositesides of the electronic device 1 in a direction (e.g. X or Y direction)to reduce the cost and simplify the process, depending on designrequirements.

If the spacer 70 is L-shaped, a portion of the spacer 70 is disposedbetween the working panel 50 and the backlight module 60, and theworking panel 50 and the spacer 70 may be fixed by using the adhesive20. As shown in FIG. 3A, in this embodiment, a portion of the spacer 70that is adjacent to the working panel 50 is disposed on the panel 56 andthe optical film assembly 62, and a portion of the spacer 70 that is farfrom the working panel 50 is disposed on the outer surface 45 of theside wall 44 of the frame 40, and is not limited thereto. It should benoted that the working panel 50 is disposed between the back plate 42 ofthe frame 40 and the cover plate 10, but the working panel 50 is notdisposed in the side wall 44 of the frame 40, and the adhesive 20 may bein contact with the cover plate 10, panel 54, and panel 56 in thisembodiment. In some embodiments, the adhesive 20 may also be in contactwith the adhesive layer 80, or the spacer 70 may also be in contact withthe case 30, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Inanother embodiment, the adhesive 20 contacts the panel 54, the panel 56,and the spacer 70 without contacting the surface 10A of the cover plate10 in the electronic device 1, as shown in FIG. 3B. In other words, agap G4 is formed between the cover plate 10 and the adhesive 20,depending on design requirements. A portion of the spacer 70 adjacentthe working panel 50 is disposed between the panel 56 and the opticalfilm assembly 62, even a portion of the spacer 70 may be extendedbetween the polarization layer 58 and the optical film assembly 62 toseparate the working panel 50 and the backlight module 60 for a gap G1to prevent the working panel 50 and the backlight module 60 fromcolliding with each other, depending on design requirements. A portionof the spacer 70 far from the working panel 50 is disposed on the outersurface 45 of the side wall 44 of the frame 40. Furthermore, a portionof the spacer 70 is exposed from the electronic device 1 in FIGS. 3A and3B, so the portion of the spacer 70 may act as an apparatus element toachieve decorative function.

The side wall 44 of the frame 40 may have at least one layer. As aresult, if the side wall 44 has more than one layer, the strength of theside wall 44 may be strengthen to further protect the working module100. The length (e.g. in X or Z direction) of different layers of theside wall 44 is not limited. The side wall 44 may include a sub-sidewall 44A (first sub-side wall) and a sub-side wall 44B (second sub-sidewall). In this embodiment, the sub-side wall 44A extends from the backplate 42 in a first direction (e.g. Z direction), and the sub-side wall44B extends from an end of the sub-side wall 44A in a second direction(e.g. −Z direction), and the first direction is parallel to the seconddirection. In the present disclosure, the sub-side wall 44B has a lengthL1 in the first direction (e.g. Z direction) measured from an uppermostend to a bottom end of the sub-side wall 44B, the sub-side wall 44A hasa length L2 in the first direction (e.g. Z direction) measured from anuppermost end to a bottom end of the sub-side wall 44A, and the lengthL1 is less than the length L2. The back plate 42 includes a surface 46facing away from the working panel 50, and a distance D1 is formedbetween the extension line LL of the surface 46 and the bottom end ofthe sub-side wall 44B that is far from the cover plate 10 in the firstdirection (e.g. Z direction) to prevent the sub-side wall 44B extendingbeyond the extension line LL, so user may be prevented from injured bytouching the sub-side wall 44B. In this embodiment, the distance D1 isgreater than 0.2 mm, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

Furthermore, the sub-side wall 44A is formed integrally with thesub-side wall 44B as one piece, wherein the sub-side wall 44B isextended from the sub-side wall 44A, and the sub-side wall 44B is formedby bending the sub-side wall 44A. The outer surface 45 of the sub-sidewall may not be in direct contact with the surface 47 of the sub-sidewall 44B (the normal vector of the surface 47 is not oriented to theworking panel 50), and the extension direction of the outer surface 45is parallel to the extension of the surface 47. In an embodiment, theadhesive 20 covers at least 50% area of the surface 47 of the sub-sidewall 44B. In another embodiment, the length SL of the adhesive 20 may begreater than or equal to half of the length L1 of the sub-side wall 44Bin the first direction when viewed in the cross-sectional view. Itshould be noted that the sub-side wall 44A may be in direct contact withthe sub-side wall 44B. In other words, no gap is formed between thesub-side wall 44A and the sub-side wall 44B, so the length (in Xdirection when viewed in the cross-sectional view) of the electronicdevice 1 may be reduced. In some embodiments, a gap may be formedbetween the sub-side wall 44A and the sub-side wall 44B to compensatethe influence of the tolerance generated during manufacturing. Moreover,if the side wall 44 has more than one layer, then the total thickness W2of the side wall 44 may be greater than the thickness W1 of the backplate 42. In this embodiment, the thickness W21 of the sub-side wall44A, the thickness W22 of the sub-side wall 44B and the thickness W1 ofthe back plate 42 are identical, but is not limited thereto. In thisembodiment, the total thickness W2 of the sub-side wall 44A and thesub-side wall 44B is the thickness W21 plus the thickness W22.

A detailed description of a method for manufacturing the aforementionedelectronic device is provided. Please refer to FIGS. 5A to 5F. In FIG.5A, the cover plate 10 is fixed to the working panel 50 that includesthe panel 54, the panel 56, the polarization layer 58 and the polarizinglayer 52 using the adhesive layer 80, and the spacer 70 may be disposedon the working panel 50 by an operator or by machine coating. In FIG.5B, the case 30 and the backlight module 60 may be disposed in the frame40 using tape, by engaging, or using hot melt fixing. In this step, thebacklight module 60 may be assembled by stacking or a suitable adhesivemay be provided to assemble the backlight module 60, and the presentdisclosure is not limited thereto. In FIG. 5C, the elements in FIG. 5Aare inverted, i.e. the cover plate 10 is on the top, the working panel50 is on the bottom and disposed on the elements shown in FIG. 5B to beassembled with each other. In FIG. 5D, the elements shown in FIG. 5C areinverted, and glue may be provided to the elements by knife coating. Anapparatus for providing adhesive may include a scraper 92 and a channelin the scraper 92 (not shown) to provide the adhesive 20 on theelectronic device, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Inparticular, when the adhesive 20 flows out from the channel, a surface92A of the scraper 92 contacts the adhesive 20, and a distance D2 may beformed between the cover plate 10 and an end of the scraper 92 that isadjacent to the cover plate 10 to prevent the scraper 92 from directlycontacting the cover plate 10. In the present disclosure, the distanceD2 is between about 0.1 mm and about 0.4 mm, but is not limited thereto.Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5E, the apparatus for providing adhesivemay include a dispensing needle 90 to provide the adhesive 20 bydispensing, depending on design requirements. As a result, adhesive 20provided by different methods have different section, wherein a portionof the adhesive 20 that is far from the cover plate 10 in FIG. 5D has aslender shape, and a portion of the adhesive 20 that is adjacent to thecover plate 10 has a concave curved surface. The adhesive 20 in FIG. 5Ehas a convex curved surface.

The adhesive 20 may be provided by any suitable sequence and method. Forexample, FIG. 5F is a top view when the adhesive 20 is provided on theelectronic device 1. In FIG. 5F, when the cover plate 10 and the frame40 are rectangular and the corners of the cover plate 10 and the frame40 are arc-shaped, the adhesive 20 is provided in a clockwise manner bythe sequences S1, S2 and end at the sequence S3. Furthermore, theadhesive 20 may be provided in a counterclockwise manner, but thepresent disclosure is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, thestarting point may be adjusted according to the shape of the electronicdevice 1, and is not limited in the present disclosure. Moreover, aplurality of apparatuses may be used to simultaneously provide theadhesive 20 on the side wall 44 of the frame 40 of the electronic device1, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Furthermore, theadhesive 20 may be provided from various direction (e.g. a directionthat has 45 degree angles to the cover plate 10), depending on designrequirements.

In FIG. 5F, the adhesive 20 may be disposed surrounding the electronicdevice 1 discontinuously or continuously, but is not limited thereto,and may be changed to meet design requirements. In the embodiment shownin FIG. 1, the adhesive 20 is disposed on a straight portion of theframe 40 and a gap G3 is formed between the adhesive 20 and the circuitboard P. In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6A, the adhesive 20 mayalso be in direct contact with the circuit board P, and the presentdisclosure is not limited thereto. In a further embodiment, as shown inFIG. 6B, the adhesive 20 may be provided on the frame 40 continuously.

In summary, an electronic device and a method for forming an electronicdevice are provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Byattaching the frame and the cover plate of the electronic device by theadhesive, the process may be simplified, is beneficial for automaticmanufacturing, and electronic device having narrow frame may beachieved.

The electronic device made in the embodiments of the present disclosuremay have touch control function to act as a touch electronic device.Furthermore, the electronic device or touch electronic device may beapplied in any electronic device that requires a screen, such asdisplay, mobile phone, watch, notebook, video camera, photographiccamera, mobile navigator, television, etc. However, the devices aremerely examples, and the applications of the present disclosure are notlimited thereto. The touch electronic device in the embodiments of thepresent disclosure may also be used in an antenna having touch controlfunction or other electronic devices.

Although embodiments of the present disclosure and their advantages havebeen described in detail, it should be understood that various changes,substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the appendedclaims. Moreover, the scope of the present application is not intendedto be limited to the particular embodiments of the process, machine,manufacture, and composition of matter, means, methods and stepsdescribed in the specification. As one of ordinary skill in the art willreadily appreciate from the disclosure of the present disclosure,processes, machines, manufacture, compositions of matter, means,methods, or steps, presently existing or later to be developed, thatperform substantially the same function or achieve substantially thesame result as the corresponding embodiments described herein may beutilized according to the present disclosure. Accordingly, the appendedclaims are intended to include within their scope of such processes,machines, manufacture, and compositions of matter, means, methods, orsteps. In addition, each claim constitutes a separate embodiment, andthe combination of various claims and embodiments are within the scopeof the disclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. An electronic device, comprising: a framecomprising a side wall; a working panel disposed on the frame; and aspacer disposed between the frame and the working panel, wherein atleast a portion of the working panel and at least a portion of thespacer are in direct contact with an adhesive.
 2. The electronic deviceas claimed in claim 1, further comprising a cover plate disposed on theworking panel, wherein a gap is formed between the adhesive and thecover plate.
 3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, furthercomprising a case disposed in the frame, wherein at least a portion ofthe case is in contact with at least a portion of the adhesive.
 4. Theelectronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a length of theadhesive is greater than or equal to 50% of a length of an outer surfaceof the side wall in a cross-sectional view.
 5. The electronic device asclaimed in claim 1, wherein the side wall of the frame comprises: afirst sub-side wall extending in a first direction; and a secondsub-side wall connected to the first sub-side wall and extending in asecond direction, wherein the first direction is opposite to the seconddirection.
 6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 5, wherein alength of the second sub-side wall is less than a length of the firstsub-side wall in the first direction.
 7. The electronic device asclaimed in claim 1, wherein an extension line extends along an outersurface of the side wall, and the adhesive comprises: a first portionpositioned at a side far from the working panel; and a second portionpositioned at a side adjacent to the working panel, wherein the firstportion and the second portion are positioned at opposite sides of theextension line.
 8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7, whereina thickness of the second portion that is in contact with the surface ofthe cover plate is between 0.1 mm and 1.0 mm.
 9. The electronic deviceas claimed in claim 7, wherein a thickness of the first portion that isin contact with the surface of the cover plate is different from thethickness of the first portion that is in contact with the surface ofthe cover plate.
 10. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1,further comprising a backlight module, and the spacer is disposedbetween the working panel and the backlight module to form a gap betweenthe working panel and the backlight module.
 11. The electronic device asclaimed in claim 10, wherein a side of the spacer facing the side wallis misalign with a side of the backlight module facing the side wall.12. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the side wallhas an outer surface facing away from the working panel, and the spaceris in contact with the outer surface.